Overview
- Shortly after 6:15pm at the Walcha showground, a demolition derby vehicle left the course during the Walcha Motorcycle Rally and struck a mobile grandstand.
- Authorities and witnesses say the 27-year-old driver had been involved in a collision on the show ring moments before the car breached the barrier.
- Injury tallies reported by officials vary, with multiple spectators hurt and at least two in critical condition flown to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle.
- The critically injured include a 54-year-old man with suspected spinal injuries and a man in his 30s with head injuries, while other patients were taken to hospitals in Walcha, Armidale and Tamworth.
- Bystanders provided first aid before paramedics arrived, and the NSW Police Crash Investigation Unit is traveling to examine the scene.